Would this giant cage make a good brooder?

[Lesa]

Don't know if you are into gardening, but the wooden ones might make good cold frames....Great find!

 

[onthespot]

Take all of them, bring them to the chickenstock in Pomona and auction them off! You will MORE than pay for your gas! LOL

 

[elmo]

Nice! Just clean them well since you don't know what was in them before.

 

[estpr13]

If you keep them outside put small (1/4 inch) hardware cloth around the sides about 4 inches or so up so that critters like cats cannot grab a little leg and pull the chick or duckling out through the mesh. Or as I found out, just the leg. Solid bottom such as cardboard with wood chips or the towel idea. A heating pad draped over a small box for them to hide in helps as well.

Good find and good luck.

 

[carolinasculpture]

Yes! I have a couple like that which I have put together door-to-door so the two together make up the brooder for 6 chicks. I have a couple of roosts hung through the slats, but did screen over the insides on the sides. On mine to holes were big enough for a little chick to just walk out.

Enjoy!

 

[havi]

Those look they the things they use for compost piles. I have something similar, but the sides of mine dont fold down and there is no bootom on mine. I would also say grab them ALL! lol

 

[NoseyChickens]

I told DH to go ahead and bring them all home. I will make bottoms for them with plywood and poultry wire along the sides. my first hatch is due next weekend. Actually I had a broody hatch one out over night. So it looks like hatching season has begun at our house!! Whoot!!

 

[patman75]

Awesome find.

 

[NoseyChickens]

Holy cow! He brought "all of them" home. There are 11! I only need 2 or 3. I will be converting one this week for my chicks hatching this weekend and I'll post pictures.